Abortion foes raise $200,000

May 18, 2003

Hikers, bikers and in-line skaters by the hundreds joined the 18th annual Hike for Life sponsored by Chicago-based CareFirst Pregnancy Centers.

With more than 1,000 participants, the event this month raised more than $200,000 for the centers, which offer free help to women and encourage them to consider alternatives to abortion, said Susannah Schwarcz, special events coordinator.

The event was held in the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville as well as at locations in Chicago and Elk Grove Village.

"We had a lot of people who didn't want to come all the way down to the city, and we had a lot of supporters in Lake County," Schwarcz said.